Safety bag



Sept. 17, 1929. F. RooT ET AL I 1,728,365

SAFETY .BAG

Filed April 5, 1926 Patented sept.17,-1929` i 1,728,365- 'f UNITEDSTATES PATENT f OFFICE FLORENCE noo'r AND ERNEST o. noofr, on NEW YORK,N. Y. n

i SAFETY BAG l Appncation feed 'April 3,1926. krseriali 110.91452.'

Our invention relates to safety bags, the incomprises a carrying bag orcase` designated vention 'being more particularly related to in generalyby the reference numeral and safety bags for carrying money, jewelryandycomposed of a front wall 7 a back wall 8, a other valuables. f`fold-over flap 9, and expansilolle end walls 1() f A main object of ourinvention is the prowhich fold between the front and back Walls *5;

vision of a safety bag embodying means and yconnect the same. whereby tobe attached to and to be carried Preferably andas shown, the front wall47, by an arm or leg ofthe wearer. yback wall 8 andfold-over flap 9areinade as Another object of our invention is the PIO- .one-piece, thebend or fold 11 between the VSOH 0f a Safety'bg Wl'lCll Will GHllO'ClyC917- ffrontand rear walls forming a curved bot-r 60 y tain desiredfeatures of simplicity, 'elflceny tom wall for the structure. `Thefold-over and convenience, and which will be economiflap 9 extends ndistance beyond the front and Cal n manufacture. y rear walls soy as toafford a closure 12 for the Another object kof our invention is the pro-Open top of the, structure and so as to be? l5 VlSlOll Of il. SLIGty baghaving' attlhlng ITIGLDS brought dOw"n\Vu-dy @Ver ythe face 0fr the 65in the form of and adapted to be used as a from. Wall to @Verne the Sameand, toy be d@ garter 0r an armlct. tachably connected therewith bymeans of A Still further OlDjSCt Of OUF lIlVeIllOIl 1S suitablesnap-buttons 13 or equivalent de-l` the pIOVSOIl Of a CleVCG 0f theOISg'OlDg vices. Also preferably and as shown, the

character, which is adapted to be employed fnldbver flap 9 is made of yalength to be 7o y with equal facility by 111611, WOHIGH and Chil* foldedupon itself at 14 to produce an under-y dren, and WhCll S @SpeciallyWell adapted C0 lying reinforcing facing 15 which is seamed SGI'VG a5 2lSafety CMT-lef OI' TQSQTV? fund-S, to the baclrwall at y16. Bypreference, the jewelry and valuables Whenma'kmg Journeys expansible`end walls 10 are seamcd tothe or when attending crowded places wherepiclfront, and bnek Walle at 17 inwardly from the y'75 pickets arelikely to operate. outer, edges thereof and they fold inwardly OtherObjcCtS Wlll appeal. lelllllfel', and between the front and back wallsalongfoldthe novel features of our invention will be ing lines 18,Suitable binding Strips 19fmay particularly pointed out in the appendedbe employed to bind the edgs f the. front,

claims. fback and end Walls, said strips being suitably S0 Our inventionin its preferred form 0f dei secured in position by the seam 17. Pliabletails and in its novel arrangement and commaterial, adapted to @Onfmfnjto the Contour. bination of parts will be described in the foln' 0ftheleg' Qrfnrin, isennployedin producing lowing specilication, referencebeing had to tliekbng; and by making the bag inthe manthe accompanyingdrawing, in which: ner described and illustrated,r we provide a S5' Fig.1 represents a view in perspective 0f simple, inexpensive, compact andattractive asafety bag made in accordance with the pres- Structure whichigndaptnd as an entity t0 ent invention; have conformingr fit on the legor arm of the Fig. 2 1s a cross-section taken on the line wearer andwhich 1s adapted to be eiqrandedy l 4o 2 2 of Fig. 1; i to receiveInoney'and valuables. e 90 Fig. 3 is an elevational View showing the Forcarrying articles of jewelry, suitable safety bag turned inside out andshowing tliepockntgyQO may be arranged on the inner face attaching meansin section; of the front Wall '7 by seaming a strip 21 Fig. 4lrepresents an end elevation of the thereto. The open tops of the pockets2O may parts shown in Fig. 3, parts being broken be closed by connectingthem with the front' away; and wall by means of snap-buttons 22. f

Fig. 5 represents a horizontal section taken f yThe attaching meanscomprisesy an `elastic on the line of Fig. 1. band 23 which is adaptedto encircle the leg The preferred form of construction, as or armof thewearer afterthe fashion yof a '50 illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, garter orarmlet. The carrying bag or casey 10o y is preferablysecured to this band so as to hang pendant therefrom by securing aportion Q4 of the band as by a seam or stitching 25 to the back wall 8closely adjacent-the top closure l2 which forms part of the fold-overflap 9a rEhe seam or stitching 25 also passes through the reinforcingfacing l5 thereby providing a strong and secure connection.

Our improved safety bag may be carried. upon the leg just above or belowthe knee and underneath the outer clothing. Temen may wear the bageither outside or inside the stocking as desired. Vhen worn outside thestocking, the band 23 'may be utilized as a garter. The bag may also becarried upon the arm above the elbow underneath the sleeve of the coator shirt as desired. When worn on the arm, the band may be utilized asan armlet. Any suitable well-known adjusting means may be employed inconnection with the band by which 'to adjust the same to the leg or armof the wearer. The bag of the present invention has been found toprovide a secure and safe means for carrying money and valuables whenmingling with crowds and when traveling on railway trains, sleeping carsand steainships.

From the foregoino` description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawinff, it will be'seen that we have provided a simple,inexpensive and efficient means for carrying` out the objects of theinvention and while lwe have particularly described the elements bestadapted to carry out the objects set forth, it will be obvious thatvarious changes in form, proportion and minor details of constructionmay be vresorted to within the scope of the claims, without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles 0f the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is l. A bag of the character described comprisingcontinuous opposing confining walls and an open top, one of said Wallsaffording a foundation wall for the application of a garter attachment,a flap closure continuous with said foundation wall at the open top,said nap closure being folded upon it-selffto provide a two ply closure,the folded over ply being continued to provide a part overlying saidfoundation wall, said overlying part being secured to said foundationwallv and reinforcing the same for the application of the garterattachment.

2. A bag of the character described com-i prising continuous front andrea-r walls and an open top, a. flap closure continuous with the rearwall at the open top, said flap closure being folded inwardly uponitself and providing a two ply closure, said inwardly folded ply beingcontinued to provide a part overlying said rear wall interiorly of thebag,

said overlying part being secured to said rear wall and reinforcing thesame for the application of bag attaching means.

3. A bag of the character described comprising a front wall, a rear wallcontinuous therewith, end walls connecting the front and rea-r walls, aflap closure continuous with the rear wall and folded inwardly uponitself and providing a two ply closure, said inwardly folded ply beingcontinued to provide a part overlying said rear wall between said endwalls, said overlying part being secured to said rear wall andreinforcing the same betweensaid end walls. f

4l. A bag of the character described comprising a front wall, a. rearwall continuous therewith, end walls connecting the frontand rear walls,a pocket structure arranged between the aforesaid walls, a flap closurecontinuous with said rear wall folded inwardly upon itself and providinga two ply closure adapted to connect said rear wall with said frontwall, said inwardly folded ply being continued to provide a partoverlying the inner face of said rear wall between said end walls, saidoverlying part being secured to said rear wall in relation to saidpocket and reinforcing said rear wall for the application of bagattaching means.

In testimony whereof, we have signedour ,.f

names to this specification.

FLORENCE ROOT. ERNEST C. ROOT.

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